Photosynthetic response of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Pphaeophyceae) to ultraviolet radiation

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 614-620

  Clendennen, Stephanie K ^a,d   Zimmerman, Richard C ^b   Powers, Dennis A ^a   Alberte, Randall S ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

Author keywords

fucoxanthin; light harvesting; Macrocystis pyrifera; Phaeophyta; photosynthesis; photosystem II reaction centers; UV

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHROMOPHYTA; MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

MACROALGAE; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0029662755     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1996.00614.x     Document Type: Article

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